Q: Is 558,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 558,360 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 558,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 27 30 33 36 40 44 45 47 54 55 60 66 72 88 90 94 99 108 110 120 132 135 141 165 180 188 198 216 220 235 264 270 282 297 330 360 376 396 423 440 470 495 517 540 564 594 660 705 792 846 940 990 1,034 1,080 1,128 1,188 1,269 1,320 1,410 1,485 1,551 1,692 1,880 1,980 2,068 2,115 2,376 2,538 2,585 2,820 2,970 3,102 3,384 3,960 4,136 4,230 4,653 5,076 5,170 5,640 5,940 6,204 6,345 7,755 8,460 9,306 10,152 10,340 11,880 12,408 12,690 13,959 15,510 16,920 18,612 20,680 23,265 25,380 27,918 31,020 37,224 46,530 50,760 55,836 62,040 69,795 93,060 111,672 139,590 186,120 279,180 and 558,360, with no remainder.

Since 558,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 558,360, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).